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Catonyx tarijensis

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Catonyx tarijensis was named by Ameghino (1891). Its type specimen is MNHN TAR 1260 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino p. 148
1891Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino
1894Scelidotherium capellini Lydekker p. 89
2002Catonyx tarijensis McDonald and Perea p. 677

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
genusCatonyxAmeghino 1891
speciestarijensisAmeghino 1891

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available